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Sentencing Begins for Former Regina Sergeant Who Used Police Databases to Target Women

Victims describe lasting harm from a scheme that used police databases to reach them.

Retired Regina Police Service Sgt. Bob Semenchuck leaves court with his lawyer and his father after he plead guilty to criminal charges of breach of trust and unauthorized use of a computer in Regina, Saskatchewan, Nov. 21, 2025.
Robert Eric Semenchuck, a former Regina Police Service officer, leaves Regina Provincial Court in Regina, Sask., on Nov. 21, 2025. Semenchuck remained silent after pleading guilty to beach of trust and unauthorized use of a computer.
Former Regina Police Service officer Robert Eric Semenchuck walks into Regina provincial court on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026.
Former Regina Police Service officer Robert Eric Semenchuck walks into Regina provincial court on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 in Regina.

Overview

  • Sentencing arguments opened Friday in Regina Provincial Court after Robert Eric Semenchuck’s November 2025 guilty plea to breach of trust and unauthorized use of a computer.
  • Court heard he contacted 33 women by sending deceptive “wrong-text” messages, concealed that he was a police sergeant, and pursued contacts while on duty using a work phone and police cruiser.
  • Nine women were expected to deliver oral victim impact statements Friday, with four more to be read by prosecutors and five to be filed with the court record.
  • Victims recounted depression, anxiety, relocation, and a loss of confidence in Regina police as ongoing consequences of his conduct.
  • Regina Police Chief Lorilee Davies offered a victim impact statement on institutional harm, and the service says it has implemented auditing, added training, and database-use reminders.